The responsible party for the privacy policy and data processing on this website is:

Urs Peter Wolters
CH-3600 Thun
https://urspeterwolters.com/
info@urspeterwolters.com

Pursuant to Article 13 of the Swiss Federal Constitution and the data protection provisions of the federal law (Data Protection Act, FADP), every person has the right to privacy and protection against the misuse of their personal data. The association VAKB complies with these provisions. Personal data are treated as strictly confidential and are not sold or disclosed to third parties. In close cooperation with our hosting provider https://all-inkl.com/, we strive to protect databases as well as possible from unauthorized access, loss, misuse, or falsification. When accessing our website, the following data are stored in log files: IP address, date, time, browser request, and general transmitted information about the operating system or browser. These usage data form the basis for statistical, anonymous evaluations so that trends can be identified and our offerings can be improved accordingly.

Your rights

Under our contact details you can exercise the following rights at any time:

  • Access to the data stored about you and their processing
  • Correction of inaccurate personal data
  • Deletion of your data stored with us
  • Restriction of data processing if we are not yet permitted to delete your data due to legal obligations
  • Objection to the processing of your data by us and data portability if you have consented to the data processing or have entered into a contract with us

If you have given us consent, you can revoke it at any time with effect for the future.

Purposes of data processing by the responsible party and third parties

We process your personal data only for the purposes stated in this privacy policy. Your personal data will not be disclosed to third parties for purposes other than those mentioned. We disclose your personal data to third parties only if:

  • You have given your explicit consent
  • The processing is necessary to fulfill a legal obligation
  • The processing is necessary to safeguard legitimate interests and there is no reason to believe you have a protected interest in not having your data disclosed

Deletion or blocking of data

We adhere to the principles of data avoidance and data minimization. We therefore store your personal data only as long as necessary to achieve the purposes mentioned here or as required by the various storage periods mandated by law. After the respective purpose ceases to apply or the periods expire, the data will be routinely blocked or deleted in accordance with the statutory provisions.

General information gathering when visiting our website

When you access our website, information of a general nature is automatically collected via a cookie. These data (server log files) include the type of web browser, the operating system used, the domain name of your Internet service provider, and similar information. These are only information that cannot be used to identify you personally. This information is technically necessary to correctly deliver content requested by you and is always generated during Internet use. They are processed for the following purposes:

  • Ensuring trouble-free connection setup of the website
  • Ensuring smooth use of our website
  • Evaluation of system security and stability
  • For administrative purposes

Your personal data are processed on the basis of our legitimate interest in the data collection purposes mentioned above. We do not use your data to draw conclusions about your person. Recipients of the data are only the responsible party and, if applicable, data processors. Anonymous information of this kind may be statistically evaluated by us to optimize our online presence and the underlying technology.

Cookies

Like many other websites, we also use so-called “cookies.” Cookies are small text files that are transferred from a website server to your hard drive. This automatically provides us with certain data such as IP address, browser used, operating system, and your internet connection. Cookies cannot be used to launch programs or transmit viruses to a computer. Based on the information contained in cookies, we can make navigation easier for you and enable the correct display of our websites. Under no circumstances will the data we collect be passed on to third parties or linked to personal data without your consent. Of course, you can view our website without cookies in principle. Most internet browsers are set to accept cookies by default. In general, you can deactivate the use of cookies at any time via your browser settings. Please use your browser’s help functions to find out how to change these settings. Please note that some features of our website may not function properly if you have disabled cookies.

SSL Encryption

To protect the security of your data during transmission, we use state-of-the-art encryption methods (e.g., SSL) via HTTPS.

Online Forms

If you contact us via email or online forms with any kind of inquiry, you voluntarily consent to us contacting you for that purpose. At a minimum, a valid email address is required. This is used to assign and respond to your inquiry.

For consultation requests, additional information is required. The information you provide will be stored for the purpose of processing the request and for possible follow-up questions.

We generally require the following information:

  • First and last name
  • Company
  • Email address
  • Address
  • Phone number
  • Subject
  • Message content

Use of Google Analytics

This website uses Google Analytics, a web analytics service provided by Google Inc. (hereinafter “Google”). Google uses “cookies,” which are text files placed on your computer to help analyze how users use the website. The information generated by the cookie about your use of this website is generally transmitted to and stored by Google on servers in the United States. However, due to IP anonymization being activated on this website, your IP address will be shortened by Google within member states of the European Union or in other contracting states of the Agreement on the European Economic Area before transmission. Only in exceptional cases will the full IP address be sent to a Google server in the USA and shortened there. On behalf of the website operator, Google will use this information to evaluate your use of the website, to compile reports on website activity, and to provide other services related to website and internet usage. The IP address transmitted by your browser within the framework of Google Analytics will not be merged with other Google data. The purpose of the data processing is to analyze the use of the website and to compile reports on website activities. Based on the use of the website and the internet, further related services will be provided. Processing is based on the legitimate interest of the website operator. You can prevent the storage of cookies by adjusting your browser settings accordingly. However, please note that in this case, you may not be able to fully use all features of this website. You can also prevent the collection of data generated by the cookie and related to your use of the website (including your IP address) by Google as well as the processing of this data by Google by downloading and installing the browser plugin available at the following link: Browser Add-on to disable Google Analytics. Additionally, or as an alternative to the browser add-on, you can disable tracking by Google Analytics on our website by clicking on this link. An opt-out cookie will be installed on your device. This will prevent the collection of data by Google Analytics for this website and for this browser in the future, as long as the cookie remains installed in your browser.

Social Media

We also use so-called plug-ins from social networks such as YouTube or Instagram on our websites. These are recognizable to you (typically through corresponding icons). We have configured these elements so that they are deactivated by default. If you activate them (by clicking), the operators of the respective social networks can register that you are on our website and may use this information for their own purposes. The processing of your personal data is then the responsibility of that provider in accordance with their privacy policies. We do not receive any information about you from them.

Embedded YouTube Videos

We embed YouTube videos on our website. The operator of the corresponding plugins is YouTube, LLC, 901 Cherry Ave., San Bruno, CA 94066, USA. When you visit a page with a YouTube plugin, a connection to YouTube servers is established. In doing so, YouTube is informed which pages you visit. If you are logged into your YouTube account, YouTube can associate your browsing behavior with you personally. You can prevent this by logging out of your YouTube account beforehand. When a YouTube video is started, the provider sets cookies that collect information about user behavior. Anyone who has disabled the storage of cookies for the Google Ads program will also not need to expect such cookies when watching YouTube videos. However, YouTube stores non-personal usage information in other cookies as well. If you want to prevent this, you must block the storage of cookies in your browser. For more information on data protection at “YouTube,” please refer to the provider’s privacy policy at: https://www.google.de/intl/de/policies/privacy/

Links

Our website contains links to third-party websites. We are not responsible for the content or privacy practices of external websites that you may access via these links. Please refer directly to the privacy policies on the respective websites for more information.

Changes to Our Privacy Policy

We reserve the right to adjust this privacy policy so that it always complies with current legal requirements or to implement changes to our services in the privacy policy, e.g., when introducing new services. The updated privacy policy will then apply to your next visit.

Questions About Data Protection

If you have any questions about data protection, please contact us using our contact form.